Streaming Device for Electronic Gaming Machine Defect Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies face challenges in efficiently identifying and addressing defective operations of electronic gaming machines, particularly in automating regulatory approval processes for gaming software.

Innovation Solution

A system employing a streaming device connected to a live streaming platform to capture and analyze data from electronic gaming machines, allowing for real-time identification of defective operations and automated regulatory approval processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual review processes are used to identify defective operations of electronic gaming machines, then measurement precision can be maintained, but productivity is reduced and time consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedefect identification efficiencyVSAvoidsoftware approval time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical review processes with an automated electronic system that captures, transmits, and analyzes gaming machine data through a streaming platform. The system automatically compares captured data against expected outcomes to identify defective operations, eliminating the need for manual inspection while maintaining detection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a streaming device and platform as intermediaries between the electronic gaming machine and the regulatory review system. These intermediaries capture data at the source, transmit it through a standardized platform, and enable automated analysis, thereby bridging the gap between game operations and defect identification without requiring direct manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Speed

If automated data capture and analysis systems are implemented, then productivity and speed of defect identification improve, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedefect detection speedVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs the streaming device to perform multiple functions: capturing game data, transmitting it through the streaming platform, and enabling automated analysis. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a single integrated device, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high detection speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables the electronic gaming machine to automatically capture and transmit its own operational data without external intervention. The streaming device autonomously monitors game outcomes and communicates defects through the platform, reducing the need for complex external monitoring infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If comprehensive data capture is performed for regulatory review, then measurement precision and reliability of defect identification improve, but loss of information and data processing burden increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedefect identification accuracyVSAvoiddata management overhead
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the specific data elements necessary for defect identification from the comprehensive game data stream. The streaming device captures particular game outcome data and transmits only relevant information through the platform, filtering out unnecessary data to reduce processing burden while maintaining identification accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary data processing and validation at the source before transmission. The streaming device prepares and structures data in advance, organizing it for efficient analysis and reducing the information handling burden on downstream systems while ensuring data quality for reliable defect identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250054357A1Identifying a defective electronic gaming machine employing a component operable with a live streaming platform
Publication Date: 2025.02.13 INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform to identify, independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform, a defective operation of an electronic gaming machine.